batriqa.bsky.social
@batriqa.bsky.social
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
May 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
🚨URGENT🚨 Please add your vote supporting the teaching of critical thinking. rootsaction.org/do-not-ban-t...
Do Not Ban Teaching Anything Critical of the Government of Israel
Teaching historical facts that the government of Israel wouldn't like should not be banned from California schools.
rootsaction.org
May 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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May 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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May 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is the most wholesome thing ever 🥹
For fathers in search of friendship, a growing group has emerged: the Brooklyn Stroll Club. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/s...
April 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Previously, the arrests of pro-Palestinian voices on university campuses would’ve drawn instant attention from the DHS civil rights office’s First Amendment watchdogs, attorneys in the compliance branch said. That guardrail is gone.

By @davidmcswane.bsky.social & @hannahallam.bsky.social
“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights
The closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS…
www.propublica.org
April 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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The stock portfolios of more than two dozen members of Congress outperformed the market in 2024.

This isn't due to luck or skill.

Lawmakers can use privileged information to trade stocks while they’re supposed to be working for you.

Make no mistake, it’s legalized corruption.
April 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“There is no reason why good cannot win as often as evil. It’s a matter of organization. If there are angels I hope they are organized as well as the mafia.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
Sirens of Titan

Let’s get organized comrades. 🍉 🌹
April 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A clear and eye opening explanation of where we are right now in the U.S., this cannot go unchecked.
#antifascist #ImmigrationLaw #MahmoudKhalil #FreeSpeech #Constitution #ElSalvador

www.bannedinyourstate.com/p/a-little-g...
March 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have illegally detailed Mahmoud Khalil for pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, purporting that his green card is revoked.
This is a *very* dangerous precedent.
Ask Colombia to stop collaborating with ICE:
bit.ly/releasemahmoud
Release Mahmoud Khalil & Protect All Student Activists
Write to Columbia University and the Department of Homeland Security! Over the past two days, we have seen a deliberate and dangerous escalation in the suppression of free speech targeting our moveme...
bit.ly
March 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
On the first day of Ramadan I’m reminded that societies can be so different - in the Middle East you are woken up by music to remind you to take a break and pray - but in the US we are reminded to buy more, work more (without purpose)…
March 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Good morning friends🦋Today’s tip: Each Other. We need to stand up for each other whether it is here or in public. If you see something, help, especially in public. The minute we stay silent we lose all. We are stronger together. Believe what you see and don’t let anyone tell you different 🦋🐾🦋🐾
February 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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The Texas State Board of Education has given its initial approval to integrate the Bible into curriculum that would be optional for public schools to adopt for lessons from kindergarten through fifth grade.

I don't care if it's "optional," it's unconstitutional.
November 20, 2024 at 2:20 PM